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  1. Will I get fired?

    uscstu4lfe replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    i think leaving the floor is worse than taking a nap in the lunch room. quite frankily, it's not a big deal. there are other nurses around if anything should happen. my supervisor caught me sleeping...

  2. Will I get fired?

    uscstu4lfe replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    if i had a dime for every nurse i've seen sleeping on the job.... :) our nurses do it so often. granted, we don't all do it at the same time so the floor isn't unsafe. but man, when you're working...

  3. Any tips on being a preceptor?

    uscstu4lfe replied to SJW's topic in General Nursing

    whatever you do, do not ask a new orientee to explain how metoprolol works down to the cellular level, lol. just be kind, patient, explain things, and so on

  4. I finally graduate, pass the NCLEX, and get a job...

    uscstu4lfe replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    i 2nd what someone else said here... thank goodness he lost his job now and not when you were in school. that would have been the real crap on the

  5. Best states for nursing - salary vs. housing costs

    uscstu4lfe replied to centralflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the LA area and new to nursing making about $35 an hour base pay. A decent, basic home is about

  6. 200 Medications, can someone please expound???

    uscstu4lfe replied to puppyrules's topic in General Nursing

    i would recommend not studying before nursing school. just take time to enjoy to yourself. you will have plenty of time and practice to learn all of this when you are in

  7. Dismissed from nursing school...appeal denied

    uscstu4lfe replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in General Students

    it doesn't make sense that you can get As on everything except 2 quizzes and then fail....hmmm. anyway, it sounds like there is more to the story. you probably should have made an appeal at the time...

  8. What type of Liability insurance do you have?

    uscstu4lfe replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    i don't have any. i am covered by the hospital..... UNLESS i do something so completely stupid that deviates away from policy. i was told by my school that it is a waste of money and not necessary,...

  9. Would you have called rapid response?

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a RRT at our hospital. We have a list of criteria we use to call them, or if we just feel like we need them. One of the criteria is if their SBP is below 90. A few days ago I had a patient...

  10. NO more private loans!!!! How to finish school??

    uscstu4lfe replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT BORROW AGAINST YOUR RETIREMENT. DO NOT BORROW AGAINST YOUR RETIREMENT. DO NOT BORROW AGAINST YOUR RETIREMENT. DO NOT BORROW AGAINST YOUR RETIREMENT. DO NOT BORROW AGAINST YOUR RETIREMENT....

  11. Med Doc. question

    uscstu4lfe replied to nursealanarae's topic in General Nursing

    it's just a flu shot, not worth

  12. 3 nurses laid off

    uscstu4lfe replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work for an L.A. hospital and we are still hiring like crazy. In fact, they can't find enough people to recruit. I heard this year's new grad class was 50 new RNs alone. Which area are you

  13. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

    uscstu4lfe posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can not tell you how many times I get this response when I tell people that I work full time 3 days a week. They always say something like, wow, that's it? THAT's full time? What do you do with all...

  14. How does working major holidays go at your hospital?

    uscstu4lfe replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    i think we're required to work one major holiday per year and get the others off. however, everyone wants to work on the holidays because of the extra pay and so i don't have to work any this

  15. NO more private loans!!!! How to finish school??

    uscstu4lfe replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    you need to get a job to supplement your income. if possible, try to find someone with some down time that will allow you to study and/or do school work at

  16. Options for Nurses who HATE nursing.

    uscstu4lfe replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    i really hate bedside nursing. i think i'd hate bedside nursing no matter which area i went to. my problem, however, is that i only have an adn in nursing with minimal experience. does anyone know of...

  17. Would 8 hour shifts help alleviate burnout?

    uscstu4lfe replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah i agree. 12 hour shifts suck, and working 3 of them in a row really suck. but, having a several days off after that is what makes it worth

  18. How are your clinicals graded?

    uscstu4lfe replied to gabriella86's topic in General Students

    yes that's standard. just show up, have a good attitude, and you'll pass no

  19. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 days a week. Currently, I work 3 12s in a row, have 1-2 days off, go back and do 2 12s, have about 4 days off, then go in for 1 12, and then get another 4 days off, and then repeat. The 3...

  20. Low census policy at your hospital?

    uscstu4lfe replied to 2ndbach's topic in General Nursing

    That is a crappy low census policy! If we have low census, the hospital will call me and ask if I want to take the night off. However, we are not required to - it's purely optional. And once we're...

  21. Would you have called rapid response?

    uscstu4lfe replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I should have included her baseline! I looked at previous charts and it was low - arounds 90s/low

  22. Poked myself with a syringe

    uscstu4lfe replied to Dakeirus's topic in General Students

    Uhh no. You will not catch anything from poking yourself after poking a fake arm

  23. NCLEX question

    uscstu4lfe replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Students

    absorb and learn as much as you can in school. that way you're familiar with things when you begin to study for the nclex. as far as what I did, I bought the most recent edition of Saunders NCLEX...

  24. What do you think about Physician Assistants?

    uscstu4lfe replied to life_aknew's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are great. Any time I go to my PCP office I usually see his assistant, who is a PA. He spends much more time with me and sits down and listens to me, talks with me, etc. The PCP is so...

  25. Those who love working in ortho

    uscstu4lfe replied to anneles's topic in General Nursing

    i am working on an ortho floor. Physical Therapy deals with mobility. As a nurse, bar none, the thing I do most is push pain medication. I give dilaudid IVP like it's liquid